The Secret Lives of The Brain

map of the brain, Incognito also seeks to answer some rather odd and unexpected questions that

Incognito is a very interesting and thought provoking book written by neuroscientist David Eagleman. Incognito is a wide range look at the development of our thinking and the current state of brain science. In the book

In David Eagleman’s article “The Brain on Trail,” Eagleman (2011), a neuroscientist, writes about the massive developments that scientists have discovered about the brain and how our current justice system contradicts these findings. Eagleman’s main claim is that human behavior and human biology will always coincide with one another, which is why there should be personalized prison sentences, upgrades on rehabilitation programs, and introduce long-term catalysts for better performance.

I really liked the book at first I was not really that interested in the book. I didn’t want to read it. At the beginning of the book I didn’t really care about the brain and the book didn’t really get me hooked in the first chapter I. I liked how he used stories from his life but it was confusing because he was using different names. Another thing is sometimes I feel like the stories really didn’t need to be added. He really knew what he was talking about and some of the facts I found to be really interesting. I enjoyed throughout the book he had exercises for us to do. For instance, he asks us how your mind speaks to you. In the exercise he wants us to understand how our minds speak to us mainly in times of discomfort. He asks us to recall an unpleasant situation. He said think about it as if our minds are protesting. He tells us to choose a time when we felt nervous or concerned. He has us think about our surroundings and the people. He tells us to recall the actions

In the book, “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain,” David Eagleman challenges many ideas that we might have about our identities, mindset, perception and how they all come together to affect our actions and beliefs. Eagleman talks about how our brains work with our bodies to perceive our everyday life and tasks. He explains that the brain is a three- pound organ that takes control of our daily actions and alters our way of thinking and performing certain tasks. He states that it is easier for our brains to perform tasks like ride a bike or drive a car without thinking too much about it. In his book, he also talks about how the brain does not perform or think the same way someone else's brain might. The brain can automatically do a certain task without you even realizing it and is even able to make up a response when you don't remember exact details of a past event. This book has challenged many ideas that we may already have, or known about ourselves, and raises many questions about how our brain works to perceive and analyze information.

Secret Life of the Brain Analysis and Review The PBS special Secret Life of the Brain examines five stages in the life of the brain: that of the baby, child, teenager, adult and aging. Each segment explains the various changes, concerns (such as disease or injury), and methods to promote brain health. The Baby’s Brain:

In every mind, there lies two key mechanics. The conscious is the part that the self has access to, encompassing all the thoughts, feelings, and desires. However, before even reaching the conscious level of thought, each idea is formed in the second mechanic of the brain. This second layer is the subconscious, This hidden part of the brain is where simple processes are performed. Humans don’t have to think about the process of breathing, walking, pumping blood, or any action that is performed without thought.

In the article titled, “Secrets of the Brain” published in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic, we learn that there have been many advances in understanding the inner workings of our brains. One of the leading scentists, Van Weeden, is working hard to understand the connections that occur within our heads.

Resilience. Life is the one thing we all share, no matter who we are or where we come from. We each spent about 76 years on this planet, filled with ups and downs that shape our journey. To make it through the highs and lows, our brains work to help us navigate the many scenarios that we’ll encounter. In the fourth episode of “The Secret Life of the Brain”, people with mental illnesses and addictions are examined.

And though a large part of the ego is unconscious, it nevertheless includes what we think of as the conscious mind.

Psychologists constantly offer new testable hypothesis to expand our knowledge on human behavior. This paper will include an analysis of a podcast and a research article. From this analysis, a hypothesis on birth order will be offered toward the end of this paper.

The PBS special "The Secret Life of the Brain" took us through all different aspects of the brain and its formation through life. These five movies taught us that the brain is plastic and is always changing, cutting unused neurons and filling with different ideas and thoughts that you learn from your environment. The five videos go through the five stages of life; baby, child, teenager, adult and finally the aging brain.

If you look into the ideas of what a brain is throughout history, you will find some bizarre explanations of the almond shaped mass that lies inside of our skull. For example, “Aristotle looked on it as a refrigerator, cooling off the fiery heart.”1 Just a few hundred years ago, mankind had no idea of the importance of the human brain. Then in the 17th century the brain was beginning peak the interest of many scientists.

The brain is arranged and organised in layers with diverse levels of functioning. That our brain continues to grow across our life duration (O'Donnell et al, 2013, pp 97-100). Based on the findings of the statement that 1O percent of our brain it can be argued it is one big myth. Article in Scientific American Mind wrote that No matter what you’re doing, your brain is always active. Brain scans show that the activity of brain varies to each individual where more are active than others. However, no section of the healthy brain is solely turned off. ("You use only 10% of your brain", 2012).

The video starts off talking about the deepness of emotions we experience while listening to music. Our emotions range from happiness to sad to anger depending on the song’s lyrics, beat, tone and the purpose we are listening. Are we listening to this particular song because we are feeling sad or listening to a song because we are filled rage? Regardless our intention I learned that music interacts with our brain. Lovington mentions that there is an interaction between music and our brain which is he put decided to put music under the microscope to see exactly what happens to our brains/bodies will listening to music and making it. The video mentions we begin hearing sounds when we were fetuses at just 17-19 weeks. Fetuses hearing sounds for the first time in the womb can be seeing on ultrasounds smiling and moving along to the sounds which are extremely fascinating.